onlineth Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Hi, I am totally new to programming, and a friend had said to use this for programming PC programs. Where do I begin learning the code for this? Thank you for your help. scientia potentia est Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelslamet Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Hi, Welcome to the forum! AutoIT help file and wiki is a great place to start. Please feel free to ask in this forum, but make sure you've read the forum rules. onlineth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaberwacky Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Armed with the resources mentioned above ask yourself what sort of program do you want to make? I'd start small though and stick with simple stuff until you learn more. Basically, learn the basic concepts of programming first. Some concepts include problem solving, sequence, selection, iteration, etc. onlineth 1 Helpful Posts and Websites: AutoIt3 Variables and Function Parameters MHz | AutoIt Wiki | Using the GUIToolTip UDF BrewManNH | Can't find what you're looking for on the Forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somdcomputerguy Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I'll agree with michaelslamet's post also. There is example code for just about every native AutoIt function in the Help file/manual/documentation. Run some of those examples to see how it all works. And after you've read thru the Help file, read thru it again! Welcome to this forum! onlineth 1 - Bruce /*somdcomputerguy */ If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue5099 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Within ProgramFilesAutoItExamples folder there are several examples that you can see what happens and what the code does as it is ran. onlineth 1 My projects: Inventory / Mp3 Inventory, Computer Stats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearpocalypse Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Take it from me. I started using AutoIt about 6 months ago. The only thing I knew was a little QB and VB from college 10 years ago. I dabbled with the example scripts and looked through the forums here. I even drew out on paper what I wanted one of my scripts to do. Now I have one script that was approved for use here at work and I am working on another. They are nothing huge and extraordinary, but it is better than what we had before it went live. Read, read, read and give it a try. I did a lot of learning from making mistakes with the code. Don't be afraid to ask questions. I have asked some (what I thought was really stupid) questions here and I have gotten nothing but loads of help. michaelslamet, onlineth and JayHawkfl 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Melba23 Posted January 13, 2014 Moderators Share Posted January 13, 2014 Bearpocalypse, I have gotten nothing but loads of helpDelighted to hear that. I would like to think this opinion is shared by the overwhelming majority of members. Certainly those who make some effort to help themselves - it is only the lazy ones who expect everything done for them that tend to get short shrift. onlinethlive,Reading the Help file (at least the first few sections - Using AutoIt, Tutorials and the first couple of References) will help you enormously. You should also look at this excellent tutorial - as you have already been told, you will find other tutorials in the Wiki. M23 onlineth 1 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlineth Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 Just like to say thanks to everyone who replied so quickly. I looked at this site, http://www.autoitscript.com/wiki/Tutorial_Core_Language, and I am kind of confused. I programmed on my casio calculator but it is nothing like this. Is there a tutorial for totally new developers? Thank you again for your help!! scientia potentia est Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlineth Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 Armed with the resources mentioned above ask yourself what sort of program do you want to make? I'd start small though and stick with simple stuff until you learn more. Basically, learn the basic concepts of programming first. Some concepts include problem solving, sequence, selection, iteration, etc. I would like to create basic math programs right now. (where I could create a program that would solve for let's say, the area of a cube) scientia potentia est Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlineth Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 Bearpocalypse, Delighted to hear that. I would like to think this opinion is shared by the overwhelming majority of members. Certainly those who make some effort to help themselves - it is only the lazy ones who expect everything done for them that tend to get short shrift. onlinethlive, Reading the Help file (at least the first few sections - Using AutoIt, Tutorials and the first couple of References) will help you enormously. You should also look at this excellent tutorial - as you have already been told, you will find other tutorials in the Wiki. M23 Thank you!! scientia potentia est Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelslamet Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Take it from me. I started using AutoIt about 6 months ago. The only thing I knew was a little QB and VB from college 10 years ago. I dabbled with the example scripts and looked through the forums here. I even drew out on paper what I wanted one of my scripts to do. Now I have one script that was approved for use here at work and I am working on another. They are nothing huge and extraordinary, but it is better than what we had before it went live. Read, read, read and give it a try. I did a lot of learning from making mistakes with the code. Don't be afraid to ask questions. I have asked some (what I thought was really stupid) questions here and I have gotten nothing but loads of help. Feel like I type that one myself onlineth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelslamet Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Just like to say thanks to everyone who replied so quickly. I looked at this site, http://www.autoitscript.com/wiki/Tutorial_Core_Language, and I am kind of confused. I programmed on my casio calculator but it is nothing like this. Is there a tutorial for totally new developers? Thank you again for your help!! That one is pretty basic. It is a tutorial for totally new developers Take sometime to read, try, read, try it over and over again. Just dont spend your whole saturday and sunday for this, or you'll need to sleep at the sofa on the next day (personal experience) onlineth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaberwacky Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I programmed on my casio calculator but it is nothing like this. I take it then you understand loops, variables, etc? Helpful Posts and Websites: AutoIt3 Variables and Function Parameters MHz | AutoIt Wiki | Using the GUIToolTip UDF BrewManNH | Can't find what you're looking for on the Forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlineth Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 I take it then you understand loops, variables, etc? Not a clue scientia potentia est Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlineth Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 I'm really new scientia potentia est Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaberwacky Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Well, just take the advice dispensed in the previous posts and start somewhere. You can always ask here and in other forums when you have questions. onlineth 1 Helpful Posts and Websites: AutoIt3 Variables and Function Parameters MHz | AutoIt Wiki | Using the GUIToolTip UDF BrewManNH | Can't find what you're looking for on the Forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlineth Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 Well, just take the advice dispensed in the previous posts and start somewhere. You can always ask here and in other forums when you have questions. ok, thanks, i am reading the tutorial that Melba23 gave me scientia potentia est Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators JLogan3o13 Posted January 14, 2014 Moderators Share Posted January 14, 2014 This is probably one of the hardest issues when you first start. I recently directed someone to AutoIt, and he remarked that he is likewise struggling to come up with his first idea. Once you have something in mind that you want to accomplish, however, your learning will begin to pick up speed. onlineth 1 "Profanity is the last vestige of the feeble mind. For the man who cannot express himself forcibly through intellect must do so through shock and awe" - Spencer W. Kimball How to get your question answered on this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlineth Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 ok, here is my first (of many) questions, I finished the tutorial - notepad, here it is- This is the au3 file https://copy.com/wR0gTV3PEMNR And this is the exe fiile- https://copy.com/AYeGCv0Y2dEE Now, the au3 file works properly on my computer but the exe seems to run again and again(So when you run the exe, you may have to log off and login again to stop it from running) scientia potentia est Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechCoder Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 in every _GUI function in AutoIt you will see something like this While 1 $GUIMsg = GUIGetMsg() Switch $GUIMsg Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE ExitLoop EndSwitch WEnd that is needed to be able to close the window when clicking on the red X in the corner. Also, I don't know about others, but I think you should post your code in this forum, not on another where things need to be downloaded, etc. onlineth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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